In my defence I did encounter a rare but significant #firstworldproblem: crap for internet! I did try but after being frustrated repeatedly by dropped signals, stalled transmissions and communication failures; I gave up. Oh Main Brook your internet is not mainstream!
Two days in Main Brook and vicinity and another day travel here to Steady Brook just outside of Corner Brook.
We stayed in a hunting lodge near Main Brook. I was hesitant at first when noticing the hide and fur of a polar bear splayed across a massive wall and a caribou head, with antlers, hung over an entry. The log building was an amazing structure, with wonderful people employed within. After being in the area for that bit of time, I know that survival would mean harvesting animals for consumption and materials....
We spent time in St Anthony with icebergs, great food, it has all been good; time in Wild Bight with more than fifty, yes FIVE ZERO Humpback Whales, or Humpies as they are referred to by locals; and we found time to
explore L'Anse aux Meadows at the top of the province.
The wind blew like none we have felt until today when the rain fell like none we have seen... And all is well.
Nearing the end of this amazing experience, not sure how we will fit back into a "normal" routine when home. Sorry to have missed Brandon's graduation (fail) happy to get texts from him (win)
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| Marble Falls! Those are full sized trees on beside this very tall falls! I'm getting pretty darn good at going up and down heights! Something about this solid old NL rock just feels right. |
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| Tall tree covered mountains, on a very rainy day, in Gros Morne National Park! |
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| They kind of add a dimension to a stark harsh landscape! ;) |
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| Everywhere in all numbers... Yellow Lady-Slippers! |
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| A bouquet! |
And now for those never-ending pics:
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| "The Arches" Gros Morne. These people were taking their shots so I made a pano and included them in mine! |
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| St Anthony. She stood in the perfect place at the perfect time. The rest is history. |
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| Wild Iris. They show up on cliffs, beaches, in very inhospitable places! |
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| She lived in AB for a while now came back home to open a B&B |
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| Crazy skies, iceberg and coast guard ship! |
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| Dinner view! |
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| L'Anse aux Meadows and the end of another amazing day! Sun has come out every time we needed it! |
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| He grew up in L'Anse aux Meadows, played on the ruins as a kid, and helped excavate them when Parks came along in the early 1970's. Tells the stories with wonderful passion! |
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| See the wee gull? Upper left? Gull, rock outcrop, iceberg, cool wave... |
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| Gannets! Gizzilions of Gannets! |
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| Low ball estimate is 50 Humpback Whales gorging on krill! We spent a few hours on a very lonely beach with this herd - us and three other humans... very very privileged! Experiences like this have brought tears to my eyes... |
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| Beside the whales and gannets. |
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| Gannets and Gulls with another bit of history... |
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| At one time. |
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| There are three can you see them?? A few fisher people we know would never come out of the water if they lived here! #flyfishing_heaven |
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